ॐतत्सदिति निर्देशो ब्रह्मणस्त्रिविधः स्मृतः |
ब्राह्मणास्तेन वेदाश्च यज्ञाश्च विहिताः पुरा ||१७-२३||
OMtatsaditi nirdeśo brahmaṇastrividhaḥ smṛtaḥ . brāhmaṇāstena vedāśca yajñāśca vihitāḥ purā ||17-23||
।।17.23।। 'ऊँ, तत् सत्' ऐसा यह ब्रह्म का त्रिविध निर्देश (नाम) कहा गया है; उसी से आदिकाल में (पुरा) ब्राहम्ण, वेद और यज्ञ निर्मित हुए हैं।।
17.23 तत्सत् Om Tat Sat? इति thus? निर्देशः designation? ब्रह्मणः of Brahman? त्रिविधः threefold? स्मृतः has been declared? ब्राह्मणाः Brahmanas? तेन by that? वेदाः Vedas? च and? यज्ञाः sacrifices? च and? विहिताः created? पुरा formerly.Commentary Om Tat Sat is the root of the entire universe. Om is the Akshara Brahman. Tat means Thath? the indefinable. Sat means Reality.Para Brahman? that Supreme Being? the abiding place of all that lives and moves? is beyond name and class. The Vedas have vent
Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.
।।17.23।।यज्ञ? दान और तप आदिको सद्गुणसम्पन्न बनानेके लिये यह उपदेश दिया जाता है --, ओम् तत् सत् -- यह तीन प्रकारका ब्रह्मका निर्देश है। जिससे कोई वस्तु बतलायी जाय उसका नाम निर्देश है? अतः यह ब्रह्मका तीन प्रकारका नाम है? ऐसा वेदान्तमें ब्रह्मज्ञानियोंद्वारा माना गया है। पूर्वकालमें इस तीन प्रकारके नामसे ही ब्राह्मण? वेद और यज्ञये सब रचे गये हैं। यह ब्रह्मके नामकी स्तुति करनेके लिये कहा जाता है।
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17.23 'Om-tat-sat' ['Om, That, Existence': 'Om iti brahma, Om is Brahman' (Tai. 1.8.1); 'Tattvamasi, Thou art That' (Ch. 6.8.7); and 'Sadeva somya idamagra asit, This was Existence alone in the beginning, O amiable one' (Ch. 6.2.1)-in these texts Brahman is indicated by the words Om, tat, sat.]-this is considered to be the threefold designation of Brahman. The Brahmanas and Vedas and the sacrifices were ordanined by that in the days of yore.
This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.
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